Ran “the Marathon of Hope” with an artificial leg to raise money for cancer research during a cross-country run beginning in St John’s, Newfoundland and reacing Thunder Bay, Ontario before being forced to stop. Born in WInnipeg, Manitoba and raised in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia (Jeremy Gilbert, Wikimedia Commons)

Canadian guitarist, singer and composer. Born in Kingston, Ontario in 1959. (Gerardo Gonzalez, Wikimedia CCA 2.0)

Actor on stage and screen. Famous for his portrayals of King Lear, Macbeth and Hamlet. Born in Toronto.(MiamiFilmFestival, Wikimedia CCA 2.0)

Hosted the game show “Jeopardy” for 37 seasons. Born in Sudbury, Ontario. (the Peabody Awards, Wikimedia CCA 2.0)

Poet, novelist and teacher. Winner of the Booker Prize and the Governor General’s Award. Author of “the Blind Assassin.” Born in Ottawa in 1939. (Larry D. Moore, Wikimedia CCA 4.0)

Founder of the Tesla electric car comany and SpaceX. Born of a Canadian mother in Pretoria, South Africa. Studied for two years at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario. (the Royal Society, Wikimedia CCA 3.0)

Gold medal winner for the giant slalom at the 1968 Grenoble Olympic Games. Canadian Senator for British Columbia. Born in Ottawa in 1943 (Duffys, Wikimedia Commons)

NBA player and coach. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa and grew up in Victoria, British Columbia (Mwinog2777, Wikimedia Commons)

2002 Olympic Champion fire skating champion for pairs. Born in Calgary, Alberta in 1977. (David W Carmichael, Wikimedia CCA 3.0)

Considered by many to have been the greatest hockey player ever. Leading scorer in National Hockey League history. Born in Brantford, Ontario in 1961 (Kris Krug, Wikimedia CCA 2.0)

Singer, songwriter and record producer. Born in Ottawa in 1974. (Justin Higuchi, Wikimedia CCA 2.0)

Actor. Starred as Captain Kirk in the” Star Trek” series. Born in Montreal in 1931. (NBC Television, Wikimedia Commons)

Singer songwriter and Actress. Born in Belleville, Ontario in 1984. (Justin Higuchi, Wikimedia CCA 2.0)

Actress. Starred in the ABC medical drama series “Grey’s Anatomy.” Born in Nepean, Ontario in 1979. (Tabercil, Wikimedia CCA 2.0)

Actor and Golden Globe and Prime Time Emmy Award winner. Born in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1935 (Manfred Werner, Wikimedia Commons)

Actor who starred as Jack Bauer in the series “24.” Born in London, England in 1966 and attended school in Toronto.(Gage Skidmore, Wikimedia CCA 3.0)

Singer. One of the best selling Canadian recording artists. Born in Charlemagne, Quebec in 1968. (Egghead06, Wikimedia CCA 4.0)

Musician, composer, record producer. Born in Victoria, British Columbia in 1949. (Gage Skidmore, Wikimedia CCA 3.0)

Actress and model. Born in Calgary, Alberta in 1982. (Brand Technologies, OTRS)

Actor and producer. Born in Vancouver in 1969. (Eva Rinaldi, Wikimedia CCA 2.0)

A Canadian politician from Ontario who became the country’s first female Member of Parliament in 1921. (Yousuf Karsh, Wikimedia Commons)

Actor, comedian, writer, producer. Born in Newmarket, Ontario in 1962. (Ian Smith, Wikimedia CCA 2.0)

Canadian doctor who served as a frontline surgeon in the Spanish Civil War and the Sino-Japan War (Wikimedia Commons)

Singer and songwriter. Born in London, Ontario in 1994. (Lou Stejskal, Wikimedia CCA 2.0)

Actor born in Beirut in 1964. Grew up in Toronto. (Governo do Estado de São Paulo, Wikimedia CCA 2.0)

Actor, comedian, producer and screenwriter. Born in Williamstown, Massachusetts in 1969. Grew up in Ottawa. (Policy Exchange Follow, Wikimedia CCA 2.0)

Actress and model. Born in Sofia, Bulgaria in 1989 and grew up in Toronto. (MTV International, Wikimedia CCA 3.0)

Singer, songwriter and record producer. Born in Burnaby, British Columbia. (Eva Rinaldi, Wikimedia CCA 2.0)

Actress and model. Born in Ladysmith, British Columbia in 1967. (Greg Photos, Wikimedia CCA 2.0)

Actor, author, film producer. Activist for research on Parkinson’s disease. Born in Edmonton, Alberta in 1961. (Paul Hudson, Wikimedia CCA 2.0)

Actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer and director. Born in Toronto in 1963. (Alan Light, Wikimedia CCA 2.0)

Actress and model. Born in Springdale, Newfoundland and Labrador in 1974. (Canadian Film Centre, Wikimedia CCA 2.0)

Journalist, television personality and author of many books on Canadian history. Born in Whitehorse, Yukon. (Wikimedia Commons)

Actress. Born in London, Ontario in 1978. (Andrew Bishkinsky, Wikimedia CCA 3.0)

Actor and musician. Born in London in 1980. (NASA/Aubrey Gemignan, Wikimedia Commons)

Actor, comedian, producer. Born in Toronto in 1970. (Gage Skidmore, Wikimedia CCA 3.0)

Country singer and songwriter. Born in WIndsor, Ontario in 1965 and grew up in Timmins, Ontario. (Vogue Taiwan, Wikimedia CCA 3.0)

Actor and producer. Born in Vancouver in 1976. (Dick Thomas Johnson, Wikimedia CCA 2.0)

Actor, comedian, writer. Born in Hamilton, Ontario in 1950. (Dominick D, Wikimedia CCA 2.0)

Actor comedian and producer. Born in Vancouver in 1982. (Stephen McCarthy, Wikimedia CCA 2.0)

Comedian and actor. Born in Pembroke, Ontario in 1971. (JD Lasica, Wikimedia CCA 2.0)

Actor, comedian, producer, film maker. Born in Ottawa in 1952. (Rnunezart, Wikimedia CCA 4.0)

Actor and comedian. Born in Newmarket, Ontario. (Mike F. Campbell Wikimedia CCA 2.5)

During World War I, he became the first Canadian to command a regiment of the British Empire’s armed forces. Born in Napperton, Ontario, Wikimedia Commons)

Landscape painter. Member of the Group of Seven. Born in Claremont, Ontario (Wikimedia Commons)

Inventor of the first practical telephone. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland (Moffett, Wikimedia Commons)

Premier of Saskatchewan who Introduced a universal health care program in Canada for the 1st time. Leader of the federal New Democratic Party. (G. Barry Gilroy, Wikimedia Commons)

Artist. Born in Victoria, British Columbia.(Wikimmedia Commons)

Canadian heroine of the War of 1812 who walked 20 miles out of American occupied territory to warn British forces of an impending American attack. (Mrs James Secord, Wikimedia Commons)

Writer, teacher humourist, and political scientist. Author of “Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town.” Born in Swanmore, Hampshire, England The Arts and Letters Club of Toronto, Wikimedia Commons)

As president of the Canadian Pacific Railway he oversaw the major construction of the first Canadian transcontinental railway. Born in Frankfort, Illinois. Lived in Montreal. (Wikimedia Commons)